Personal Flyer®

Some procedures are fully legal yet demand above-average operational discipline. The circling approach is one of them.

In modern aviation, we trust our instruments until they no longer reflect physical reality.

Air Canada Express Flight 8646 (a Jazz Aviation CRJ‑900) collided with a Port Authority fire‑fighting truck ..

“Aviate–navigate–communicate” e “manage–monitor–intervene” só ganham verdadeiro significado quando observamos o que realmente acontece na linha e no simulador.

“Aviate–navigate–communicate” and “manage–monitor–intervene” only gain real meaning when we look at what actually happens on the line and in the simulator.

Pilots have far less “brain time” than it seems to see, interpret, and act on what appears on the PFD and aircraft systems, especially during takeoff and approach.

On 17 January 2026, TAP Air Portugal flight TP1240, an Airbus A320neo (CS‑TVG) operating from Lisbon to Prague, experienced what Czech authorities have described as one of the most serious safety events at Václav Havel Airport in recent decades.

Operating medium and large transport aircraft during takeoff and approach pushes the pilot’s brain very close to its practical cognitive limit...

Situational Awareness (SA) is frequently described in oversimplified terms as "knowing what is happening around you."